[Note: the reply-to address is deliberately set
to me, not the list; this posting is for information
only, I do not wish to start a thread, just to impart
a few thoughts and directions.]
Last month I tossed out a pre-announcement of a course
I was developing called "You and Me and the World Wide
Web". This was an XHTML course, one of the few non-
mainframe courses we have ever offered from The Trainer's
Friend.
After talking with some of the folks on various newsgroups,
I became convinced that no one is ever likely to take
this course because there are a jillion (well, lots) of
XHTML courses out there, many of them free on the Web
itself.
So I've decided to remain true to my roots and to make
this a very unique course by designing it for the z/OS
world specifically. So, I've updated the title of the
course:
"You and z/OS and the World Wide Web"
For a one page set of objectives, look at:
http://www.trainersfriend.com/FTPsite/U518OBJ.PDF
If you would like to see the objectives plus the
detailed topical outline (which I will be updating
as I develop the course), see:
http://www.trainersfriend.com/FTPsite/u518co01.pdf
This exciting course provides practical experience
in creating web pages hosted on your z/OS mainframe.
Unlike all the other HTML courses out there, this course:
* is especially designed for mainframe developers
* is standards based (not just for Microsoft Internet Explorer)
All the labs and lecture points have been tested
on at least five browsers.
* integrates information from the international standards for:
+ Unicode
+ HTML
+ XHTML
+ Document Object Model
+ ECMAScript (i.e.: JavaScript and JScript)
+ Cascading Style Sheets
* deals with z/OS specific issues such as EBCDIC / ASCII / Unicode
handling
Thanks to folks on ibm-main and mvs-oe I have been able to
overcome all the obstacles I've encountered so far. I have
become convinced that is possible to use the free (well,
included in the price) HTTP server that comes with z/OS
and to host a very credible website; you do not need the
heftiness of WebSphere, either, unless you feel compelled
to use EJBs.
So pay to train your people instead of paying for bloated
software. Build on existing business knowledge and IT
skills to create a lean, powerful Web window for your clients,
users, and suppliers to work with your organization. Make your
programming staff more productive and excited about their
careers; rejuvenate IT!
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This course builds on our z/OS UNIX curriculum; it
requires "Introduction to z/OS UNIX" or equivalent
experience (see
http://www.trainersfriend.com/UNIX_and_Web_courses/u510descr.htm )
it may be taken before or after the related course "Shell
Script Programming in z/OS UNIX" (see
http://www.trainersfriend.com/UNIX_and_Web_courses/u515descr.htm )
Our intent is to develop follow-on courses for writing
CGI scripts and programs in Shell Script, REXX, COBOL,
Assembler, PL/I, C, and perhaps Perl and others. This
addresses the server-side issues, with z/OS being the
server. But people writing these programs need to first
understand XHTML and how to serve it from the mainframe.
Thanks, and kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
The Trainer's Friend, Inc.
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